Second graders get to use the writing center to write familiar letters to each other in second grade. The center will be used for more writing as the year continues. Writing to real people for a real purpose is powerful!! Excellent!!

At second grade, students can work independently on their own. Here is a writing/language assignment that uses the students' daily poetry.

Third grade begins a spelling center. Students listen carefully as the teacher explains how they will work with buddies to study for their Friday spelling test.

At the third grade level, students begin to work independently on reading and writing responses. Depending on the writing prompt, students learn a variety of skills, i.e. text structure, summarizing, etc.